Taiwan president speaks to Czech-president elect

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen held a call with Czech president-elect Petr Pavel on Monday, her office said, in a diplomatic breakthrough for the Chinese-claimed island which has no formal relations with Prague.

Taiwan's presidential office said the call lasted for around 15 minutes, with Tsai saying she hoped to stay in touch with Pavel.

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